Fiction / Noir
83 pages / 1407 KB
5 Stars
I grew up in Portland, Oregon and I admit, McIntyre's
creation of Dovetail Cove is so real, I looked it up on the map. It isn't
there. I knew it wasn't, but I had to double check.
This series of books is not linear. One may enter at any
place, and read in any order, thanks to the sneakiness and deviousness of the
author. The saga 'starts' here, but it really doesn't make a difference. Each
novel/novella is a stand alone, and each takes place in a different year.
Farrah is a young girl growing up with her father. Her
mother is on the mainland, and Farrah really doesn't understand why just that
she's not home. Farrah's Gran is dying, and Farrah likes to find stories to
bring Gran. She buys a 'mystery box' from a woman at the town market, and
discovers a dark story for Gran—and herself.
These books are not bedtime stories for your young children,
unless you feed them a steady diet of Twilight Zone re-runs. But they are
marvelous stories, well written and great fun, in a dark sort of way.
What a wonderful review -- thanks for reading and sharing!
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